our country would -- >> chris: i think it's actually more like 22%. >> oh, i don't think so. >> chris: $100 billion in the first year. let's move on to another issue. taxes. simple question. will the house hold a vote this week before you adjourn for a month of campaigning? a vote this week on whether or not to extend the bush tax cuts. >> i doubt that we will. let me tell you why. the senate has refused to move forward on that issue. as you know, we have some 400 bills pending in the senate. 75% of got 50 republican votes or more, but they can't move through the senate. it would be an specious act. but they've pledge and make sure that the middle income taxes will not go in effect. the republican bill phased out this year -- >> chris: wait. you call the bush tax cuts increase on taxes in the middle class? >> the budget ended in 2010. that's why we have this confronting us. why did they do that? because they played budget games for scoring purposes. and yes, it's the republican plan to eliminate those -- >> chris: you have a big majority. why not pass extension of the middle class tax